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Tyler's story: kidney disease and body building
Tyler discusses his experiences of kidney disease, how it impacted his body building training, and competing in the 2025 Mr Olympia competition after receiving a kidney transplant.
Steve and Christy's story: leaving a legacy
Steve shares his and his late wife Christy's experiences with her kidney failure, and explains why he decided to set up a legacy fund at Kidney Care UK in Christy's honour.
Kate's story: kidney disease and London Marathon 2025
Kate shares her experiences of her husband Lee's kidney disease, from family life to failed transplants and why she chose to fundraise by running the London Marathon 2025.
Lara and Matthijs's story: living with ANCA vasculitis
Lara and her dad, Matthijs, share their experiences of Lara's rare kidney condition, from diagnosis and dialysis to the difficulties of being a child living with kidney disease.
Karolina and Oskar's story: living with CKD
Kidney Care UK Patient Support & Advocacy Officer Karolina shares her and her son Oskar's experiences of CKD, from emergency dialysis to living donation and British Transplant Games.
Carla and Lynsey's story: living kidney donation
Carla and Lynsey share their experiences of living kidney donation, from Carla's diagnosis and struggles with haemodialysis to Lynsey's decision to donate a kidney to her sister.
Keith's story: dialysis and transplantation
Keith discusses being diagnosed with Medullary Sponge Kidney and shared his experiences with peritoneal dialysis and coming back to dialysis after kidney transplant failure.
Teresa's story: living with CKD
Teresa shares her story of living with kidney disease, from starting a family with husband Richard, to recovering from cancer, to the difficulties of holidaying on haemodialysis.
Hayley and Bertram's story: living with CKD
Hayley and Bertram talk about living with Hayley's kidney disease, from living kidney donation to cooking in the Kidney Kitchen and singing with the Black Living Donor Choir.
Frankie's story: transplantation and CKD
Frankie talks about her experiences with haemodialysis and kidney transplantation, from living donation to the paired/pooled scheme and finally receiving a kidney from the transplant list.
Becky's story: World Transplant Games 2025
Becky shares her incredible story of transplantation – both the failures and the successes – along with her amazing efforts at the World Transplant Games 2025.
Kay's story - pregnancy and CKD
Kay talks about her experiences of pregnancy and CKD, the risks and the joys, and the kidney transplant that she received from her mum.
Fundraising for Kidney Care UK: healthcare professionals
From skydiving to organising World Kidney Day stalls to marathon running, healthcare professionals Marc, Tadala, Eleanor, Emma and Anna share their experiences of fundraising for Kidney Care UK.
Gemma's story: living with aHUS and PD
Gemma shares her story of living with aHUS and choosing to start peritoneal dialysis. She discusses the pros and cons of the treatment, from flexibility to disrupted nights.
Paul and Andrea's story: kidney donation
Paul and Andrea discuss their decision to donate their son James's organs after his death, including donating one of his kidneys to Paul's footballing friend.
John's story: kidney donation
John discusses living with kidney failure and his incredible experience of receiving a kidney donation from the son of a footballing friend.
Bharti's story: living with CKD
Bharti chats about her diagnosis as a five-year-old, from bullying at school and haemodialysis to starting a family and her new transplanted kidney.
Deirdre's story: living with CKD and cancer
Deirdre talks about her experiences with kidney disease, dialysis and transplantation, and her cancer diagnosis and remission.
Alex and Will's story: PKD and transplantation
From meeting at a pub to donating a kidney, Alex and Will share their story of PKD, transplantation and Will's family history of kidney disease.
Fundraising for Kidney Care UK: marathon runners
From gruelling training sessions to branded nails and sweaty hugs, Kaitlin, Adie, Jamie and Wes share their experiences of running the TCS London Marathon for Kidney Care UK!
Candace and Elliott's story: heart failure and dialysis
Candace, Kidney Care UK's Senior Data & IT Officer, discusses her son Elliott's heart failure, emergency dialysis, heart transplantation and how those experiences help her in her role.